Józef Piłsudski
1867 - 1935
HPI 78.9679 languages
Józef Piłsudski was a Polish military and political leader. He is most famous for his military leadership in the Polish-Soviet War and for his role in the establishment of the Second Polish Republic.
The Most Famous
Politicians from Lithuania
76 notable people
This page contains a list of the greatest Lithuanians Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 20,022 Politicians, 77 of which were born in Lithuania. This makes Lithuania the birth place of the 44th most number of Politicians behind North Korea and Estonia.
Top 10 Lithuanian Politicians
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Lithuanian Politicians of all time. This list of famous Lithuanian Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Lithuanian Politicians.
#1 #2 
Władysław II Jagiełło
1362 - 1434
HPI 78.5468 languagesWładysław II Jagiełło was a Polish king who united Poland and Lithuania. He is most famous for his victory over the Teutonic Knights at Grunwald in 1410.
#3 
Vytautas
1352 - 1430
HPI 76.2851 languagesVytautas was most famous for his role in the battle of Grunwald in 1410, where he led Lithuanian forces against the Teutonic Knights.
#4 
Gediminas
1275 - 1341
HPI 75.4246 languagesGediminas was a Lithuanian Grand Duke and King of Lithuania. He is most famous for founding the city of Vilnius.
#5 
Mindaugas
1203 - 1263
HPI 75.0049 languagesMindaugas was most famous for his victory over the Livonian Order, which led to the creation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
#6 
Algirdas
1296 - 1377
HPI 73.7640 languagesAlgirdas was a Lithuanian ruler. He is most famous for his victory over the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410.
#7 
Kęstutis
1297 - 1382
HPI 71.9933 languagesKęstutis is most famous for being the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1382 to 1392. He was the son of Grand Duke Algirdas and his first wife, Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver.
#8 
Dalia Grybauskaitė
b. 1956
HPI 71.5779 languagesDalia Grybauskaitė is the president of Lithuania. She was elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2014. She is most famous for her work as president.
#9 
Antanas Smetona
1874 - 1944
HPI 71.4449 languagesAntanas Smetona was a Lithuanian politician who served as the President of Lithuania from 1926 to 1940. He is most famous for his efforts to establish an independent Lithuanian state.
#10 
Valdas Adamkus
b. 1926
HPI 71.3658 languagesValdas Adamkus was the president of Lithuania from 1998 to 2003. He was the first Lithuanian president to be born after the country regained its independence from the Soviet Union. He is most famous for his efforts to bring Lithuania into NATO and the European Union.
People by Birth Decade
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Overlapping Lives
Which Politicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Politicians since 1700.
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